NYC Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case was formally dropped Wednesday, months after he became the city's first mayor to be indicted.
A federal judge has dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case. Judge Dale E. Ho on Wednesday granted the Justice Department’s extraordinary request to set aside criminal charges so the mayor could aid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
U.S. District Court Judge Dale Ho dropped the case with prejudice, meaning the mayor cannot be tried again on the same charges.
Judge Dale Ho dismissed the corruption indictment against Eric Adams with prejudice, meaning charges cannot be revived.
A U.S. judge dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday, even as he said the Trump administration's argument that the case should be dropped because it was hindering the Democratic politician's help with an immigration crackdown "smacks of a bargain.
"Everything here smacks of a bargain," wrote SDNY Judge Dale E. Ho in his decision to dismiss the charges against Mayor Adams
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A federal judge in New York agreed that the Justice Department should dismiss a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams.